Apricot Flower is calm, warm-toned shade of warm red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool cyan, cool magenta or cool green
| Inverse Color | #00447f |
| Complementary Color | #80c3ff |
| Color Shade: | warm red (27.87° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 75.1% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm red shade, there are some better alternatives to Apricot Flower Color. The Peach Fizz color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid red bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fresh Cantaloupe (#ff9c68) for more calm effect. Try Apricot Lily as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#80c3ff is the best complementary color to Apricot Flower. Cool cyan shades generally complement the warm red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ffbb80 complementary color is Malibu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool red, warm red, and warm yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Macaroni and Cheese are #ff8084 and #fffa80. Thus found on the left and right of #ffbb80 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geraldine and Dolly colors as they work well with Apricot Flower.
The split-complementary Apricot Flower palette consists of #8084ff and #80fffa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80c3ff). Try Malibu and Aquamarine colors in combination with #ffbb80, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #ffbb80 offers a combination of warm blue and cool green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Apricot Flower. Thus Heliotrope and Aquamarine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Apricot Flower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malibu, Mint Green, and Heliotrope split by 90° on the color wheel. #ffbb80 square combo is a palette of warm red, warm green, cool cyan and cool magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Apricot Flower tetradic combo consists of cool cyan complementary color (#80c3ff) and two others. The Aquamarine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hot Pink – 120° from the complementary Malibu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #80ffbb and #ff80c4.
In a RGB color space, hex #ffbb80 is made of 45% red, 33% green and 22% blue. In a HSL mode Apricot Flower has a hue angle of 27.87°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ffbb80 is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 49.8% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #ffbb80 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(255,187,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 33%, 22% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.67, 49.8, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(27.87,100%,75.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(27.87,49.8%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.9381,17.8987,39.3923) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.9066,58.3592,28.371) |